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MR. LINCOLN'S 
CENTENNIAL ADDRESS, 

AT HINGHAM, 
SEPTEMBER 28, 1835. 



V^i-v 



AN 



ADDRESS 



DELIVERED BEFORE THE 



CITIZENS OF THE TOWN OF HINGHAM, 



TWENTY-EIGHTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1835, 



BEING THE 



TWO HUJVDREDTH ANNIVERSARY 



SETTLEMENT OF THE TOWN. 



^Z. 



BY SOLOMON LINCOLN. 



HINGHAM: 
JEDIDIAH FARMER. 



1835. 

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ITiNGHAM, October 3, 1835. 

At a Meeting of the Committee of Arrangements for the Centen- 
nial Celebration : 

Voted, That the thanks of the Committee be presented to Hon. 
Solomon Lincoln, for the appropriate Address delivered by him 
before the Citizens of Hingham, on the 28th September, and that a 
copy thereof be requested for the press. 

Attest: CALEB GILL, Jr. Secretary. 



ADDRESS. 



We can never entirely divest ourselves of a regard 
for ancestry. A curiosity to know more of the past 
is ever impelling the human mind to trace, either by 
the lights of history, or tradition, the connecting links 
which bind us to remote generations of men. This 
curiosity is excited to still greater activity by the 
influence of strong local attachments. Especially 
when it unfolds to us those traits of character which 
are ornamental to human nature, we cherish this 
appetite for what wears the charm of antiquity, as a 
guide to valuable instruction and the purest delight. 

Respect for the dead — love of noble actions — the 
tender attachment to the place of our nativity harmo- 
nize with our best sensibilities. We love to indulge 
and cultivate them. We feel that the mind is ele- 
vated — the heart is made better, when we can tear 
ourselves away from the cares and collisions of soci- 
ety, and give ourselves up to those sublimer feelings. 



4 

almost of religious veneration, with which we con- 
template the men and the institutions of former days. 

These are the feelings and sentiments which have 
drawn us together to day. We have assembled to 
commemorate the settlement of one of the oldest 
towns of New England ; to review the events of two 
centuries intimately associated with all that can af- 
ford us interest as a community, — and to pour out 
our prayers and thanksgivings within the walls of 
the oldest temple, that remains in New England, as 
a monument of the piety of our fathers. 

We stand between the mighty congregations of 
the past and the future, — so to contemplate — so to 
study the character of those who have gone before 
us, as to result in the greatest good to those who 
are to come after us. We have come to take a sur- 
vey of the works of industry, the spread of learning, 
the progress of civilization, the developement of the 
principles of liberty within the circle where centre 
our most grateful recollections, our warmest affec- 
tions, our brightest hopes. 

We would transplant ourselves into the midst of 
a former age, when the fires of persecution blazed 
in the land of our ancestors, and a stern despotism 
was exerted to its utmost extent, to crush the spirit 
of freedom, — and thence following down the current 
of time, would trace the daring course of the pilgrim 
band who sought repose from the storm which raged 
around them, upon these shores — then desolate — 
solitary — inhospitable. 

In the year 1635, the oppressive laws of the 



Stuarts, designed to enibfce an observance of iJic 
unscriptural forms and ceremonies of the estab!islu;(i 
Church, were in full force. Fines and imprisonment 
were frequently imposed to subdue the spirit and 
break down the influence of those who dared to 
think for themselves on the subject of religious rights, 
duties and privileges. The same noble spirit which 
led the pioneers in the cause of civil and religious 
liberty to plant a colony upon the desolate shores of 
Plymouth, and a more numerous company, to leave 
all that they loved in their native land, to carry on 
the great work to which their lives and fortunes were 
devoted, in Massachusetts, was still spreading with 
amazing rapidity. 

In the course of the fifteen years of trial and suf- 
fering which had been borne by the settlers of 
Plymouth, with so much fortitude and so much con- 
fidence in ultimate success, often were the reports 
of their disasters carried home to their Puritan breth- 
ren. So far from discouraging the fearless men who 
were determined to keep alive the spark of civil and 
religious liberty, they seem to have inspired a deeper 
and more earnest devotion to the cause. Even 
under the influence of the splendid forms and showy 
observances of the English Church, the lofty spirit 
of the Puritans could not be attracted to a corru])t 
hierarchy. Their keen sagacity could not fail to 
penetrate the veil which covered corruption ; and 
their integrity and independence could not be so 
warped as to acquiesce in its extravagant demands. 
The riiihts of conscience were too clear — too sacred 



to be tampered with. Every attempt to destroy, 
increased their power. 

It was amid the prevalence of such views, and 
while large companies of men of fortune and educa- 
tion, and others engaged in agricultural and the vari- 
ous mechanical pursuits were emigrating to this 
resting place of freedom, that the father of Peter 
Hobart, the first pastor of the Church in this place, 
with his family, came to Charlestown. They arrived 
in the year 1633. Two years afterwards, that dis- 
tinguished friend of liberty, Peter Hobart, induced 
by the solicitation of his friends, and impelled by 
the "cloud of prelatical impositions and persecutions" 
which thickened around him, left England with his 
family and a company of friends, and arrived at 
Charlestown, in June, upon which event, he recorded 
in his diary a brief and beautiful expression of his 
devotion and thanksgiving to God.^ 

Mr. Hobart was a native of Hingham, in the 
County of Norfolk, England, a towii which contain- 
ed two years since about 1500 inhabitants, less than 
half the population of our own. He was educated 
at the University of Cambridge, England, and or- 
dained by the Bishop of Norwich in the year 1627. 
He afterwards espoused the Puritan cause. He was 
admitted by the Conformists to possess fine abilities. 

1 1G35, June 8, 1 with my wife and four children came safely to New 
England June ye 8 : J635, forever praysed be the God of Heaven, my 
God and King." — Pvier Hoharfs Diarij. 

" 1635 — Mr. Peter Hobart minister of tiie Gospel, with his wife and 
four children came into Now England and aettled in this town of 
Hingham." — Cushiiifx's .li.S'.S'. 



On his arrival here, he was about thirty years of 
age, in the full vigor of manhood, possessed of great 
energy of mind and distinguished for independence 
of character. Although solicited by several towns 
to take up his residence among them, as their min- 
ister, he declined, preferring with his friends to 
commence or rather to establish a permanent settle- 
ment in this place. As we learn by tradition, he 
first landed on the North side of the stream which 
flows into the harbor ;^ and it was upon its banks, 
under the open canopy of heaven, that the first 
public religious exercises were performed. 

It was on the eighteenth of September, 1635, 
corresponding to this day, that the Pastor with 
twenty nine associates drew their House Lots, which 
extended from the point of land at the head of the 
harbor, on the North side of the valley, Westerly, 
to the foot of Baker's Hill.^ 

The infant settlement received considerable acces- 
sions of numbers in 1636, 1637 and 1638. In 
the year 1638, the whole population might have 
been 300. "All the persons that came from Norfolk 
in Old England in several years (viz :) beginning to 
come in the year 1 633 until the year and in the year 
1639 were 206. The most of them came from Old 
Ilingham, and the rest of them from several other 
towns thereabout and settled in this town of New 
Hingham."^ So we are informed by Daniel Gushing, 
himself one of the emigrants, and subsequently con- 

1 At the jiinction of Ship with North Street. 

2 See Note A. 3 gee Note B. 



I 



8 

spicuous ill our annals, in various public offices, and 
especially in those of Town Clcik and a Magistrate, 
in both of which capacities his services were of 
great benefit to the community in which he lived. 
Among those who emigrated to this place in the first 
four years of its settlement, were skilful mechanics, 
substantial husbandmen, men of education and of 
considerable property. We recognize among them 
the ancestors of long lines of civilians, patriots and 
divines, comprising some of the most illustrious 
families in New England. 

It is upon this day then, two hundred years ago, 
that we may consider this town to have received its 
permanent settlement. 

Picture to yourselves the condition of this place 
in the first few years of its settlement. The beau- 
tiful slopes of land which now meet the eye in every 
direction, the islands in the harbor and the valley 
running through the village, were then covered by 
a heavy growth of forest trees. Here and there, 
at convenient distances, the emigrants had erected 
their log huts with thatched roofs, from which the 
curling smoke issuing through the thicket, was the 
only visible sight of the habitations of men. Neigh- 
bor sought neighbor through the Indian paths which 
wound around the margin of the valley, through 
which a sluggish stream found its way between pro- 
jecting eminences and sharp head-lands to the basin 
which the God of Nature seemed to have scooped 
out for their express accommodation. Around the 
indentures which a beautiful sheet of water made 



upon the swelling eminences and upon the banks 
of the streams in the West and Eastern sections of 
the town, lingered in gloom and solitude a remnant 
of the tribe of Wompatuck, the son of Chickatabut, 
who occasionally chased their game across the paths 
of the settlers, and had some glimpses of 

" the cloud, ordained to grow" 
"x\iid burst upon their hills in woe." 

Here rested our Pilgrim fathers ! Rested, did 
I say ? True — mind — thought, was free. Con- 
science had no restraints but truth — liberty no 
bounds but those prescribed by law. Yet the days r 
were frequently anxious and the nights sleepless. L_- 
Labor — hard labor was requisite to secure the ne- 
cessary articles of subsistence. Rules, laws, regu- 
lations were to be framed and enforced, to secure 
the great objects of the perilous enterprize. Learn- 
ing was not to be overlooked. Religion was to be 
cherished and sustained in all its freedom and pow- 
er. This was no place for repose. The paths of i 
the Pilgrims to their daily labor were beset with t 
danger ; if they went out to fell the frames of their 
edifices, the axe was borne in one hand and the 
musket in the other. If they assembled to perform 
the solemn services of devotion, it was in a temple 
fortified against the attacks of the red man, and 
where the weapons of war were piled around the 
altars of religion.* The speaker who exhorted did 

1 In 1645, June 24th, it was voted to erect a palisade around the 
meeting house to " prevent any danger that may come unto this town 
by any assault of the Indians." — Toiv7i Records. 

9 



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10 

not gaze upon a cheerful and animated throng like 
this — but the calm, stern resolve was there. The 
countenances of the care-worn worshippers express- 
ed their high purposes. They were men who had 
drank too deeply at the inspiring fountains of truth, 
to quail in a determination to maintain it ; and as 
they bowed in reverence before the altar of God, 
their lofty spirits kindled into a flame of enthusiasm 
which carried them triumphantly onward to the 
accomplishment of their glorious designs. 

Among the first objects of our ancestors was the 
establishment of a Church. Their first meeting 
house was situated in front of the spot on which 
the Derby Academy now stands. It was surround- 
ed by a palisade, and surmounted by a belfry with 
a bell. Around it, upon the declivities of the hill 
the dead were buried ; where, after a repose of 
nearly two centuries, they were disturbed by the 
march of improvement. The meeting house is gone 
— the soil upon which it rested is gone — the worship- 
pers are gone. Not a solitary monument points 
out the interesting spot where were deposited the 
remains of the brave, the virtuous, the learned 
who laid the foundations of our social improvements 
and religious blessings.^ 

In the year 1638, we find evidence of a military 



1 The remains of Rev. Peter Hobart and Rev. John Norton were 
removed many years since, from the place of their original interment, 
to the burial ground in the rear of the meeting house of the First Par- 
ish, where a simple yet appropriate monument was erected to their 
memory by their successor, the excellent Gay. The remains of such 
others as were disinterred on the removal of the Hill, were deposited 
in the same burial ground by the Selectmen. 



11 

organization of the inhabitants. Suitable provision 
was made for the defence of the settlement. 

The local advantages of the town, its proximity 
to the metropolis of the Colony, and the industry 
and enterprise of the inhabitants contributed much 
to their prosperity, until the year 1645, when an 
unfortunate controversy arose among them respect- 
ing military affairs. The cause of the difficulty w^as 
the election of a captain of the company of militia. 
Anthony Eames, who had been Lieutenant, was 
first chosen, and was presented to be commissioned 
by the Council. Before this was accomplished, a 
dissatisfaction arose with Eames, and Bozoan Allen, 
a man of considerable influence in town affairs, was 
selected. Eames and Allen had both been deputies 
in the General Court. A commission was refused 
to both the candidates. In the mean time the 
subject was made a question for discussion in the 
church, but a majority of the inhabitants, and among 
them their pastor, adhered to Allen. The military 
company paraded under his command, and, on ac- 
count of some alleged misrepresentations, Eames 
was threatened with excommunication from the 
Church. He made complaint to the magistrates, 
four of whom met in Boston and issued warrants 
against five persons whom they supposed to be the 
principal offenders. Others were afterwards arrest- 
ed, and on their refusal to give bonds for their 
appearance at Court, two were committed. The 
General Court being assembled before the Court of 
Assistants, Mr. Hobart and his friends, about ninety 



12 

in number, presented a petition to the former, set- 
ting forth the arrest and commitment of their towns- 
men, as they alleged, for words spoken concerning the 
power of the General Court, and their liberties, and 
the liberties of the Church. The petitioners were 
required to designate the magistrate or magistrates 
whom they declared guilty of infractions upon the 
popular rights. They then charged Deputy Gov- 
ernor Winthrop with exercising too much power. 

Upon this allegation, a full hearing was had ; and 
the decision was, that it was not sustained. The 
petition was voted false and scandalous, by magis- 
trates and deputies ; but the latter would not agree 
to any censure. After much discussion and repeat- 
ed conferences resulting in no decisive measures, 
the magistrates proposed to refer the matter to the 
elders. This course was not assented to by the 
deputies. They were unwilling, and even voted 
not to impose any fines upon the petitioners unless 
the party which adhered to Eames w^ere also fined, 
a disposition of the matter which would have been 
quite as equitable, probably, as if one of the parties 
had alone been adjudged to bear the whole weight 
of the displeasure of the government — and upon a 
rule too, which if adopted, in many of the cases of 
obstinate controversy, would often subserve the ends 
of justice. The final decision of the magistrates, 
with the concurrence of the deputies, was to impose 
fines upon the petitioners, Lieut. Eames to be under 
admonition, and the Deputy Governor Winthrop 
to be acquitted of all that was alleged against 



13 

him. The Duputy Governor delivered on the occa- 
sion of his acquittal, a very impressive speech upon 
the authority of magistrates and the liberties of the 
people. If we judge from the historians of the time, 
Mr. Hobart and a majority of our citizens appear to 
have carried their liberal principles to such an ex- 
tent as to have endangered all wholesome authority; 
but the reluctance of the deputies to impose fines 
leads us to believe that the point of controversy was 
not the immediate question which excited it, but 
the more general principles involved in the discus- 
sion of the powers of magistrates in reference to 
the rights of the people. Upon these important 
principles, we have no reason to doubt that our 
Pastor entertained liberal and correct opinions, yet 
he might have been indiscreet in his endeavours to 
promote them. 

But the popular feeling had become so strong 
that the authority of the marshal in levying the fines 
upon the Pastor and his friends was resisted ; and 
Mr. Hobart was upon information, summoned to 
appear before the Governor and Council. He de- 
clined appearing, and by this course compelled the 
government to arrest him. He protested against 
this course however, declaring " that he could never 
know wherefore he was fined except it were for pe- 
titioning" and "that if he had broken any wholesome 
law not repugnant to the laws of England he was 
ready to submit to censure." He was bound over 
to the Court of Assistants. He there appeared and 
again claimed to know what law he had violated. 



u 

He was told after much importunity, that "the oath 
he had taken was a law to him ; and besides the 
law of God which we were to judge by in case of a 
defect of an express law." Mr. Hobart replied that 
the law of God admitted various interpretations. 
He demanded to be tried by a jury. The result of 
this trial was the imposition of a second fine on Mr. 
Hobart. On a subsequent occasion, when he at- 
tended the General Court with the elders, to give 
their advice respecting public affairs, he was advis- 
ed by the Governor to retire, because he had so 
much opposed authority; and in 1647, when on a 
visit to Boston, to attend the solemnization of a 
marriage, the bridegroom being of Hingham, he was 
invited to preach. The magistrates sent to him to 
forbear, for this among other reasons — " that his 
spirit had been discovered to be adverse to our ec- 
clesiastical and civil government, and he was a 

BOLD MAN AND WOULD SPEAK HIS MIND." ^ 

This controversy was doubtless injurious to the 
prosperity of the town ; but the reputation of the 
prominent individuals engaged in it does not appear 
to have suffered. Joshua Hobart, one of the pop- 
ular leaders, was afterwards elected Speaker of the 
House of Deputies, and his brother, the Pastor of 
the Church, was esteemed worthy of a most honor- 
able notice in the Magnalia of Cotton Mather. 

The first regular account of the expenditures of 
the town, which is preserved, is that of the year 

1 Winthrop II. 221 to 236, 255, 278, 305, 313. Also notes to the 
same by Savage. 



15 

1662. The items show an aggregate expense for 
that year of about thirty-six pounds. The first was 
to defray the expenses of the Pastor of the Church 
at the Synod, the next to compensate the Deputies 
in the General Court, and the next to an individual 
for " maintaining the drum." In the same account 
are included expenses on the School House and for 
the Poor.i Upon this first page of the records of 
our financial affairs, we find evidence of the piety, 
the regard for learning, to law, to the maintenance 
of a military force, for which our ancestors were 
distinguished. Let us be admonished by those de- 
caying memorials, to look well to their example, 
and in the height of our prosperity not to disregard 
any of the means by which learning, religion, free- 
dom, truth are to be maintained. 

In the year 1675, New England was filled with 
alarm by the conspiracy of the celebrated Indian 
Sachem, Philip of Pokanoket. He had laid his 
plans with all the skill of an accomplished warrior, 
and he executed them with such fearful velocity, 
that it was apprehended by the simultaneous attacks 
which he caused to be made in different places that 
the whole country would be laid desolate. The 
smoking ruins of villages exhibited proof that the 
master spirit of Philip could be satisfied only by a 
war of extermination. In this town, three forts 
were erected and garrison houses established. 
Troops were furnished to make up the levy which 
the united colonies had agreed on for a prompt and 

1 See Note C. 



16 

vigorous attempt to repulse their infuriated ene- 
mies. The danger was brought home to the very 
doors of our citizens. One of them was slain in 
the south part of this town, and five dw elling houses 
were destroyed by fire. But the skill and bravery 
of the colonial troops were an over-match even for 
the gallant Philip ; and the noble chieftain fell a 
victim to the storm which his own unconquerable 
spirit had kindled. He fell amid the sepulchres of 
his fathers, in defence of what he considered to be 
his dearest rights, and as justly entitled to the name 
of a patriot warrior, as many others whose achieve- 
ments have inspired the eloquence of the orator, or 
been celebrated in the songs of the bard. 

A short time after the close of Philip's w^ar, the 
town suffered a severe loss in the death of the ven- 
erated Pastor, Hobart. He died January 20, 1678 
— 9. Mr. Hobart was a scholar distinguished for 
intellectual vigor, glowing zeal, indefatigable indus- 
try and various acquirements. Towards the close 
of life, his mind seemed to rise to higher efforts in 
the discharge of professional duty ; and the discours- 
es which have been preserved bear strong evidence 
of that boldness of denunciation and closeness of 
application which attracted the notice and secured 
the approbation of the most learned theologians, as 
well as of his own flock. ^ 

The successor of Mr. Hobart was the amiable 
and devout John Norton.^ He was ordained by 
Mr. Hobart. It was during the ministry of Mr. 

1 See Note D. 2 See Note E. 



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Norton, that the increasing population of the town 
required the erection of a new meeting house. The 
materials of the old house were used in its erection 
and it was completed and the services of public 
worship were performed in it for the first time 
January 8th, 1681-2.^ In this house we now are, 
— the oldest temple for public worship which 
remains in New Engbuid, — the last monument of 
the plain, unostentatious, yet durable architecture of 
the Pilgrims. It was here, a century and a half 
ago, that the mild exhortations of Norton — it was 
here, that the persuasive reasoning and profound 
learning of the venerable Gay, were listened to by a 
crowd of admiring worshippers. 

Before the year 1721, a new precinct was formed 
in Cohasset, and in that year. Rev. Nehemiah 
Hobart, a grandson of our own Hobart, was set- 
tled as pastor of the Church. A third meeting 
house was erected in the South Parish in 1742, and 
their first pastor was that eminent divine Dr. Shute. 
There was no increase of the number of religious 
Societies until within the present century.2 Since 
its commencement four have been formed of differ- 
ent denominations of Christians, which, with two 
added to the number in Cohasset, make the number 
of religious societies nine, within the original limits 
of Hingham. 

In running back through the history of this town, 
we find evidence of the military services of its citi- 
zens at a very early date. In the war against the 

See Note F. 2 See Note G. 

3 



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Pequods, in 1637 — in Philip's war of 1675 — in the 
expedition to Canada under Sir William Phipps, in 
1690, troops were furnished from this town. In the 
expedition to Canada, Thomas Andrews was a Cap- 
tain, but he together with most of the soldiers per- 
ished either by sickness or in battle. In the war 
with France, commenced in 1744, some of the 
citizens of this town were in the expedition to Nova 
Scotia ; and in the wars against the French and 
Indians at a subsequent period, a large number of 
troops enlisted and distinguished themselves by their 
bravery and good conduct. At the dreadful massa- 
cre of Fort William Henry, several of our townsmen 
were present, some of whom fell victims to the 
barbarity of their foes, while others fortunately 
escaped to render still more important services to 
their country in the great contest for Independence.' 
In tracing down our history to the period ap- 
proaching the American Revolution, we find, every 
where, evidence of the most vigilant regard for those 
high principles of sound morals and pure religion 
which constituted the strength of the American 
character. Whatever differences of opinion existed 
as to the expediency of subsequent measures, it must 
be conceded, that the labors of a learned clergy had 
an excellent influence on the public mind to form it 
for honorable purposes. Gay, Brown and Shute 
were the* pastors of the churches, than whom few 
could claim to be instructed by more learned, elo- 
quent or popular divines. They lived in the dis- 
1 See Note II. 



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cliarge of ministerial duties for periods of uncommon 
length, and left, we believ^e, in the virtues of the 
people, the most beautiful memorials of their worth. 

Amid the gloom of long periods of trial, disaster 
and suffering, to which I have alluded, a brighter 
light was breaking upon the horizon. The spirit 
which guided and sustained the Pilgrim, burned fer- 
vently in the breast of the Patriot. Come in what 
form it might, whether of ecclesiastical edicts, or 
l^olitical enactments, — despotism over mind, en- 
croachments upon the rights of property or restric- 
tions upon those of the citizen, were not to be tol- 
erated by those who had been educated in the school 
of the Puritans. 

Your records. Fellow Citizens, bear the most 
honorable testimony that your fathers were quick to 
perceive and prompt to resist the first advances of 
Great Britain towards an infraction upon their rights 
and privileges. They discussed well — they delib- 
erated well — they acted well. The alarm at Lex- 
ington kindled a flame which was seen and felt by 
a large majority of your citizens. Money, provi- 
sions, troops were furnished to the full extent of the 
requisitions of the government. There was no stint 
— no close calculation — no pusillanimous delays. At 
Bunker Hill, in Canada, at Crown Point, Brandy- 
wine, Saratoga, Monmouth, Rhode Island, in South 
Carolina and at the brilliant close of the contest at 
Yorktown, there were citizens of this town, who 
discharged their duties to their country as brave men 
and patriots should discharge them. Several of 



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them sealed their devotion to liberty with their 
blood. At Brandywine, the gallant Andrews, after 
receiving a bullet wound which partially disabled 
him, pressed forward at the head of his company 
into the hottest of the fight, until wounded by a 
cannon shot which terminated his life. His valor, 
on that occasion, was the subject of admiration ; it 
attracted the notice of the general officers and par- 
ticularly of La Fayette, who on his visit to this 
country ten years since, spoke of it with grateful 
recollection. It was to an accomplished officer of 
this town, that Washington assigned the merited 
honor of receiving the submission of the royal army 
at Yorktown, a suitable recompense for the manner 
in which he was compelled to surrender to the Brit- 
ish forces at Charleston. It was also to another 
citizen of this town, whose fine talents were in a 
measure lost to his country by his decease in the 
meridian of life, was reserved the honor of bearing 
to this country from our Commissioners in France 
the definitive treaty of peace in 1783. ^ 

We feel as if we were connected with the entire 
past history of the services and sacrifices of our 
citizens by the living members of the patriot bands 
who achieved our independence. I see before me 
those who devoted the flower of their youth to the 
great cause of freedom. I see those who periled 
every thing in battle after battle for your benefit, and 
who remain the honorable and honored benefactors 
of their country and of mankind. I sec those who 

1 John Tliaxter, Esq. 



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ill the wilds of Canada, under the burning sun of 
the South, both upon the ocean and the land, amid 
victory and defeat, bore up the standard of liberty — 
and who when thrown into bondage whether in the 
prisons of England or Nova Scotia, or in that hated 
receptacle of brave men, the very name of which 
will be handed down to after times with execration 
— the Jersey Prison Ship— did not yield in the main- 
tenance of the principles to which they had pledged 
their lives and fortunes.^ 

A few years, and the remnant of the heroes of 
the Revolution will be gone from us forever. They 
linger yet to enjoy the gratitude of a whole republic 
and to know that there are those among us, before 
us, descendants of our pilgrim fathers, who have 
been just to their merits, and who amid the clamor 
of parties, have risen above their debasing influences, 
and have maintained the cause and spoken of the 
achievements of the soldier of liberty in the loftiest 
strains of eloquence. 

In the midst of our revolutionary struggle we find 
our citizens assembling with great deliberation and 
discussing the proposed Constitution of the State, 
to which they gave their support, thus justifying the 
character which they have uniformly maintained of 
adhering to the principles of well regulated liberty. 
And in the subsequent events which disturbed the 
peace of this Commonwealth, when the radical and 
levelling spirit of Shays and his associates threatened 
the subversion of all law and authority, the energy 

1 See Note I. 



and prudence of Gen. Lincoln with many others of 
his townsmen, w^ere called in requisition and were 
successfully exerted in maintaining the laws and 
securing the safety of the State. 

Since these events, of which I have spoken, the 
condition of the country has generally been such as 
to contribute to the growth and prosperity of this 
town. The interruption of a short war was percep- 
tible to a small extent upon its progress in improve- 
ment, and we find it at the end of 200 years from 
its settlement distinguished for its social, literary, 
religious advantages, and enjoying the rich fruits of 
the intelligence, enterprize and valor of its founders. 

I leave these topics of local interest, blended as 
they are with the traditions and histories which sug- 
gest to the reflecting mind the most delightful as- 
sociations, to speak of others which the occasion 
presses upon my attention. 

In looking over our annals, and in reflecting upon 
the position in which we now stand in relation to 
the whole country, we feel it to be a subject of con- 
gratulation that the inhabitants of this town and 
their descendants have contributed so well to the 
general stock of wisdom and to the great principles 
upon which rest the hopes of posterity. 

At an early period our Hobart scattered through- 
out the country a celebrated progeny of divines, 
several of whom were distinguished for their learn- 
ing and eloquence. The late eminent Bishop of 
New York was descended from a brother of our first 
minister, and was one of tiie most influential advo- 



cates for Episcopacy in the new world ; and yet the 
ancestors of this distinguished divine were among 
the boldest, most persevering opponents of this 
Church that existed in New England. 

The numerous families of Cushings, wherever 
found, can trace their origin to this village. The 
branch which flourished in Scituate was distinguish- 
ed for its production of eminent men. I believe 
this family has furnished more judicial ofticers for 
the State and Union than any other which exists. 
They were as distinguished for patriotism as for 
judicial learning, and some of them stood in the 
front rank of their countrymen with Washington and 
Adams, Henry and Jefferson, either in times of awful 
hazard, or in those of prodigious civil labor which 
laid the foundations of our country's policy. 

We recognize with pride borne upon our annals 
the name of Otis. The enthusiastic patriot, the 
brilliant orator who was among the first to warn his 
countrymen of their danger in the stormy period 
preceding the Revolution, was a descendant of the 
associates of Peter Hobart in founding this town. 
Is it not possible that something of that ardent love 
of freedom and strong aversion to despotic power 
which have distinguished the descendants may have 
been derived from an intelligent and independent 
ancestry ? The Gil mans and Folsoms of New 
Hampshire, the Strongs of Northampton, the 
Spragues of Duxbury and Rhode Island, the Lin- 
colns of Worcester and Maine, the Pratts of New 
York, eminent as civilians, jurists, divines and pat- 



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riots ali can trace tlieir origin to this place. And 
we can claim the honor, and high honor it is, that 
here was the birth place of the mother of the illus- 
trious man who was the first to place his bold and 
manlj signature to the Declaration of Independence.^ 

It would be interesting to trace out not only the 
connecting links which unite us to an ancestry dis- 
tinguished for the virtues which hallow their mem- 
ory, but to follow out the developement of their 
excellent qualities among their numerous descend- 
ants. We should furnish by such a labor no barren 
genealogies. We could claim no alliance it is true 
with royalty — we desire none. We should not care 
to plunge into the records of heraldry for the evi- 
dence of the noble origin of our fathers. The pages 
of history, the institutions which their wisdom and 
piety and valor contributed to establish, give them 
clearer, more enduring titles to fame. The reced- 
ing wilderness, the extended villages, the schools of 
learning, the temples of piety, the institutions of be- 
nevolence, all speak their high eulogy. Could we 
ransack the antiquarian repositories of the old and 
new world — could we indulge the imagination in its 
highest flights — could we picture for ourselves the 
character of such ancestors as we should choose to 
emblazon on the records of our origin — we could 
find none shedding more glory upon the names we 
bear, than that noble race of men, the Puritan 
Fathers of New England. Braver men can be 
found no where in the annals of heroism — religion 

1 See Note J. 



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has had no warmer votaries — country no patriots 
more devoted. Standing amid their sepulchres, may 
we drink deep of the inspiration of the place — may 
we resolve to maintain their principles and be just 
to their fame. 

We have reason to rejoice to day, for what our 
ancestors did for the cause of Education. 

In the year 1647, a Colonial Statute was passed 
relating to education, the preamble to which cannot 
too often be recited, and with some allowances for 
religious prejudices, too much admired. It was in 
these words — " It being one chief project of Satan 
to keep men from the knowledge of the Scripture, 
as in former times keeping them in unknown 
tongues, so in these latter times by pursuading from 
the use of tongues, that so at least the true sense 
and meaning of the original might be clouded and 
corrupted with false glosses of deceivers ; to the 
end that learning may not be buried in the graves 
of our forefathers, in Church and Commonwealth, 
the Lord assisting our endeavours : 

It is therefore ordered by this Court and authori- 
ty thereof; that every township within this juris- 
diction, after the Lord hath increased them to the 
number of fifty householders, shall then forthwith 
appoint one within their towns to teach all such 
children as shall resort to him to write and read." 
By the same Statute, towns having one hundred 
families were required to set up a grammar school. 

This Statute was enforced at a very eaily date 
in this town. Before Philip's war, a Latin and 
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Greek School was established, and since that peri- 
od there have been teachers, educated at some one 
of the universities, with very slight if any intermis- 
sion. About seventy of the natives of thistownhave 
been educated at the Universities ; and many of them 
have acquired reputations in the various professions 
highly honorable to their character. Few lawyers 
had, in their day, attained to greater distinction 
than Pratt and the elder Lincoln ; few divines pos- 
sessed more acuteness or learning than the Ilobarts ; 
and the name of Hersey is a conspicuous ornament 
to the medical profession. 

The value which has been set upon learning in 
this place is illustrated by the great liberality with 
which provision is made for the support of Free 
Schools. The beautiful and commodious edifices 
which meet our eyes in every section of the town, 
the crowd of youth who resort to them for the pur- 
poses of education, and the fruits which we discover 
around us, are proofs that the seeds of learning have 
been sown in a productive soil, and show that, in 
this point at least, we are acting up to the require- 
ments of duty, and that a determined spirit exists 
that the truth shall not be corrupted with false 
glosses of deceivers. The characters of Derby — 
and of the Herseys, who laid here, or at the neigh- 
boring university, the foundations for valuable in- 
struction, exhibit in a more striking light individual 
cases of the generous spirit which the claims of 
learnino; have excited in benevolent hearts. 

Indeed without learning what would be freedom ? 



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.Every American citizen should reflect much upon 
this question. Let him study well the history not 
only of particular communities but of the whole 
country. Learning is essential to freedom. Nei- 
ther can stand alone. The ancient republics lost 
their liberty when they extinguished the light of 
learning. When their orators became flatterers and 
their poets parasites, liberty degenerated into licen- 
tiousness. We must be careful then not to be se- 
duced from the maintenance of those Free Schools 
in which the fathers of New England formed that 
stern simplicity and strength of character which 
constitute the pillars of our social system. With 
comparatively few advantages for the cultivation of 
the mind, called continually by professional duties 
and obligations from the enticements of study into 
the field of active exertion, in the common business 
of life, were they not as ripe scholars, as profound 
theologians, as sagacious statesmen, as those of our 
own times ? Few though they were in number, 
did they leave upon the age less permanent impres- 
sions of their character than the scholars of the 
present day ? Was their morality less pure, were 
their political opinions less sound, their religion less 
elevating in its influence than now ? Did infidelity 
take deeper root when the fountains of science were 
found only here and there sending forth their re- 
freshing streams in the wilderness, than now, when 
they appear to flow in upon us like the ocean waves? 
We think not ; and we believe we can find the se- 
cret of all their success in that pure morality and 



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that lofty religious principle which were blended 
with the genial influences of learning, to form the 
plain, hardy, yet noble simplicity of their republican 
character. Do we not need this in our own times ? 
Do we not want the stern principles of the Puritans 
to combine their power with our multiplied literary 
advantages ? We wish to see it imparted to every 
species of literary effort. We wish our poets to be 
inspired by it ; let it restrain the wandering pen 
of fiction — let it warm the eloquent appeals of the 
statesman, and sink deep in the heart and be ever 
falling from the lips of the divine. 

We have reason to day to rejoice for what our 
ancestors did for the cause of Religion. They al- 
ways supported a learned ministry ; and the unpre- 
cedented length of ministerial services of the several 
pastors, undoubtedly contributed much to impart 
stability and influence to their religious institutions. 

Of all the pastors who have officiated at the vari- 
ous churches in the present town limits, but four 
have deceased, Hobart, Norton and Gay of the 
First, and Shute of the Second Parish. The three 
first mentioned, lived in the ministry in this place, 
upwards of 150 years — and for the 152 years from 
the date of the settlement of the town, the church 
was destitute of a pastor but one year eight months 
and a few days. The ministry of Mr. Hobart was 
upwards of 43 years in length, Mr. Norton's about 
38 years, and Dr. Gay's nearly 70 years. The 
successor of Dr. Gay is still living ; and it is now 
nearly half a century since he was ordained pastor 



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of this church. Dr. Shutc Avas pastor of the Second 
Church 56 years, and performed his professional 
duties for the whole of that period except two years. 
His successor is still living.^ Whatever differences 
of opinion may exist now in relation to religious 
tenets, it must be conceded, I think, that the talents, 
character and long services of the clergy, have exert- 
ed a most salutary influence over the minds of the 
people. 

When a man like Hobart, whose leading trait was 
that of " a bold man who would speak his mind," 
and who rejected the authority both of Church and 
State, when attempted to be exerted to interfere with 
the popular rights — when a man like him labored 
for the largest part of half a century to promote the 
religious welfare of a people, an impression must 
have been left upon their minds which would not 
cease to be felt through a long series of years. In 
the field which had been broken up with so bold a 
hand, the mild and conciliatory spirit of his succes- 
sor was calculated to produce the rich fruits of har- 
mony and peace. And then again when the strong 
intellectual powers and commanding influence of 
the learned Gay, (whose praise was upon every lip, 
and whose piety warmed every heart,) were devot- 
ed for three score years and ten, in the " steady" 
promotion of pure morals and a religion which par- 
took neither of rank enthusiasm nor wild supersti- 
tion, his pursuasive arguments could not fail to 
scatter blessings innumerable through all classes of 

1 See Note K. 



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society. During a portion of the same period ^ 
in which the brilliant light of Gay was seen and 
felt in all the churches, religion had a zealous, ra- 
tional and successful support from the strong mind 
and sound scholarship of Dr. Shute. 

Let us be just to the clergymen of former days. 
They were to us not merely the apostles of heav- 
enly truth, but the eloquent advocates of learning, 
the friends of good laws, the bold defenders of civil 
and religious liberty. 

In a review of the past, it would be ungrateful to 
overlook the character, services and sufferings of 
another class, whose cheerful aid and encouraging 
voices strengthened the arm and animated the hearts 
of our ancestors. I mean the mothers of New Eng- 
land. Is it a story of romance that their paternal 
homes, the scenes of social enjoyment and youthful 
pleasure — the graves of their fathers could not di- 
vert their minds from the perilous undertaking of 
braving the storm and the billows of the ocean, or 
from the still more hazardous trials in a gloomy wil- 
derness where the foot steps of civilization, refine- 
ment, Christianity had never trod — where the wild 
beast and the untamed savage ranged in unrestricted 
freedom — and all this in obedience to the dictates of 
conscience and that attachment to principle which 
were the moving causes of their anxious pilgrimage ? 
My friends, there is no fiction in this representation 
— it glows in the liveliest colors of history. When 
calamity hung over the hopes of your fathers in a 
heavy cloud, when desolating war carried dismay to 



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the stoutest hearts, and the smoke of your villages 
almost darkened the horizon, when the war cry of 
the savage brought terror to every fireside and crush- 
ed the hopes of affection almost to despair, it was 
then that the boldest spirits were sustained, encour- 
aged l)y the animating tones of woman's voice and 
the tender solicitudes of woman's hearts. 

Well may we be grateful to day for such examples. 
Well may we spread our feasts of thanksgiving 
for such exhibitions of the power of the female 
mind. We feel that New England derives as much 
of true glory from the virtues which formed and em- 
bellished the minds of her youth — and inspired them 
with an undying attachment to the blessings of 
freedom, as to the courage by which her institutions 
have been defended and those blessings preserved. 
The stirring associations of this occasion, the events 
of two hundred years, with all their instructive ad- 
monitions, do but deepen the impression that patri- 
otism has no exclusive character ; it is confined to 
no age or country or sex — and if it shines with pe- 
culiar lustre in the lives of the great and the good 
men who have been prompted by it to manly action, 
to brilliant achievement, whether in peace or war, 
it has appeared w ith attractions none the less lovely 
as the graceful ornament of the female character. 

We are permitted to live at an interesting epoch 
— at a point of time which must have seemed to our 
ancestors, far, very far veiled in the mists of futurity. 
Two Hundred Years ! a period which required of 
them strong effort of the imagination to embrace in 



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all its interesting aspects. They could form no ac- 
curate conception of the wonderful revolutions which 
would in this period agitate, improve and embellish 
society. The visions of hope might occasionally 
animate them, but the gifts of prophecy were not 
theirs. When the accomplished Gay, one hundred 
years ago, within these walls discoursed of the events 
of the century which had then expired, from the 
words " For we are strangers before thee and so- 
journers, as were all our fathers," we can form some 
feeble idea of the impressive scene. One solitary 
individual then lived, (himself more than a century 
old,) of all the race who founded this settlement. 
He alone was spared to bear testimony of the entire 
history of his early associates — of their unmeasured 
sacrifices. He must have seemed like a monarch of 
the forest, scathed by the lightnings and torn by the 
rude blasts of heaven, standing m solitary and mel- 
ancholy grandeur amid the ruins of his affections, 
and broken hopes. i 

We have no one to day to tell us of the events of 
an entire century — to form the connecting link be- 
tween the present and the pasi.^ We have no living 
records, none but history and tradition. Nor will we 
shun the impressive thought that of all this throng 
of youth, who come here to day in all the buoyancy 
of hope and elasticity of spirit, to do honor to those 
to whom they are indebted for their great privileges, 
not one will be spared in the rapid current of 
time to carry to those who may gather around the 

1 See Note L. • 2 See Note M. 



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altars of religion a century hence, an account of the 
events of another period of our political existence. 
Would that we could form some faint conception of 
the events and the circumstances of those times. 
Would that we could know something of the mi- 
raculous works of science, the fruits of learning, 
the progress of civilization, which a century is des- 
tined to produce. But infinite wisdom has limited 
our powers and shaped them for wiser ends. It is 
the Past — the glorious Past which is given to us 
for instruction and admonition. We can use no 
magic wand to call up the scenes of futurity. As 
we glide along the shining stream which bears us 
onward to one common ocean, and gaze upon the 
receding lights of other days, we can learn to guide 
our barks in safety through the rushing tides. Voy- 
agers, as we are, we can follow with ease those 
who precede us, and in our turn we should aspire, 
at least, to cheer and guide upon their course those 
who are hurrying rapidly after us. 

What are the duties which the interesting reflec- 
tions of this day suggest to us ? What is the voice 
of the past — what the demands of the future ? 

It is in vain that we glory and justly glory in the 
progressive emancipation of mind from the trammels 
of superstition, and the degrading state of a blind 
submission to temporal or spiritual authority, if we 
cannot make our advantages available in urging on- 
ward the great cause of truth and freedom. It is 
in vain that Ave are placed upon the proud intellec- 
tual eminence of modern times, thrown up by the 
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accumulated labors of gifted spirits in past ages, if 
we are not sagacious to perceive, in our elevated po- 
sition, the wide field for our duties as citizens and 
patriots. We have a solemn charge to us from the 
virtuous dead. Their sepulchres are eloquent in 
admonition and warning. Their history imparts the 
brightest hopes. Their fame is in our keeping. 
Their institutions are to be maintained by our pat- 
riotism. To make their glory ours, their sacrifices, 
if need be, must be ours also. 

The demands of posterity are pressing upon us. 
They will claim of us a discharge of the sacred ob- 
ligations which an ancestry whom we reverence, a 
country which we honor, impose on us. They wull 
look to this point of time as an era from which to 
trace far reaching views of the duties of citizens, 
fresh impulses in all that shall elevate the moral and 
intellectual nature of man. 

We will resolve to day, here — in view of the graves 
of the illustrious dead — around the altar where their 
prayers ascended in devout aspirations to God — in 
the midst of the young and the beautiful, who repose 
their best hopes under the shield of our protection — 
that we will be true to our high responsibilities — 
that we will guard well the fame and defend the 
principles of the Puritan Fathers of our Country. 



NOTES. 



NOTE A, TO PAGE 7. 

The names of those who drew house lots on the 18ih of September. 
1635, were the following : 



1. James Cade (Cady,) 

2. Abraham Martin, 

3. William Nolton (Knowlton,) 

4. John Otis, 

5. Thomas Loring, 
0. Jolm Strong, 

7. David Phippen, 

8. Thomas Andrews, 

9. Joseph Andrews, 

10. William Walton, 

11. Richard Betscome(Betsham,) 

12. Thomas Wakely, 

13. William Arnall (Arnold,) 
.14. Nicholas Jacob, 

15. Edmund Hobart. Jun. 



IG. John Smart, 

17. Edmund Hobart, Sen. 

18. Joshua Hobart, 

19. Peter Hobart, 

20. Nathaniel Peck, 

21. Richard Osborn, 

22. George Marsh, 

23. George Lane, 

24. George Ludkin, 

25. Nicholas Baker, 

26. Nathaniel Baker, 

27. Andrew Lane, 

28. George Bacon, 

29. Thomas Collier, 

30. Francis Smith. 



Of the above 1. James Cade or Cady, came from the West of Eng- 
land with three sons. The same name appears in Yarmouth in 1640, 
and in the same year there appears to have been a person of the same 
name in Boston. — Farmer's Register. 

2. Abraham Martin removed to Rehoboth. His name is on the list 
of freemen of that town in 1657. His will was proved Sept. 9, 1669. 
In it he gave £1 10 to Rev. Peter Hobart. Martin was a weaver. 

3. William JVblton, (invariably written thus in records of Hingham, 
but proj)erly Knowlton,) probably removed to Ipswich. His name 
appcai-s tliere in 1644. 



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4. John Otis, the ancestor of all of the name of Otis in this coun- 
try. He came from Barnstable, Devonsiiire, England. He was a 
freeman in 1635-6. He died at Weymouth, May 31, 1657, aged 76. 
His son John removed to Scituate in 1661. In 1678, he removed to 
Barnstable, but returned to Scituate, and died there in 1683, leaving 
a son John, at Barnstable, and others at Scituate. 

5. Thomas Loring, was a freeman in 1635-6. His descendants 
now reside in Hingham, Hull, Boston, &c. "1661, April, Thomas 
Loring sometimes a Deacon to the church at Hingham died at Hull." 

HobarVs Diary. 

6. John Strong, a freeman of Massachusetts, in 1636-7, removed 
to Taunton. He was a freeman on the list of that town in 1643. He 
removed from Taunton to Northampton as early as 1659. He was 
undoubtedly the ancestor of the numerous families of that name in 
the County of Hampshire. 

7. David Phippeii's name ai)pears afterwards in Boston. He was 
a freeman in 1635-6. 

8. Thomas Andrews. " Old Thomas Andrews died" in August, 
1643.— i/o6arf's Diary. 

9. Joseph Andrews, son of the preceding, a freeman in 1635-6, was 
the first constable of Hingham, Town Clerk for many years from 
1637, a deputy at the May and September Courts 1636, also, in three 
Courts of the following year, and again in May, 1638, and was often 
elected to other municipal offices. He died January 1, 1679-80, aged 
83. His will was made September 27, 1679, and proved soon after hia 
decease. In it he mentions his sons Joseph, Ephraim and Thomas. 
He had also several grand-children bearing his name. His son Capt. 
Thomas was in the Canada Expedition, 1690. His grandson, Jlev. 
Jedidiah, was a minister in Philadelphia. 

10. JViUiam Walton is supposed by Farmer to be the same who 
came from Seaton, in Devonshire, England, freeman 1635-6, and a 
minister of Marblehead nearly thirty years, though not ordained. His 
name is erroneously called Jf'altham by Mather. He was in INlarble- 
head as early as 1639. A will of William Waltham, of Weymouth, 
is recorded in the Suffolk Registry, proved Dec. 30, 1641. The tes- 
tator appoints his fother, ([terhaps of Marblehead,) Executor. A cove 
North of Otis Hill bears the name of Walton. 



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II. Richard Betscome or Belsham^ a freeman in 163G-7. Nothing 
can be gathered from the records, of his descendants. 

32. Thomas 7raA:e?^, a freeman in ] 635-6. One of this name died 
in Hingham, June 23, 1644, perhaps a son of the above named. Far- 
mer thinks the elder Wakely is tlie same, who, with his wife, son, 
daughter in h\w and two grand-children, was murdered by the In- 
dians at Casco Bay, in 1675. This is probable, as this Wakely was 
" an old man." 

13. William Arnall or Arnold. Probably one of the founders of 
the First Baptist Church in Rhode Island. 

14. JVicholas Jacob, came from Ilingham, England, in 1633, resid- 
ed a short time at Watertown, freeman 1635-6, a deputy in 1648 and 
164'J, died June 5, 1657. He had sons John and Joseph. His daugh- 
ter Mary married John Otis, Elizabeth married John Thaxter and 
Sarah, John Gushing. The descendants of Nicholas Jacob are nu- 
merous in Hingham and Scituate. 

15. Edmund Hobart, Jr. a freeman in 1634, son of Edmnnd and 
brother of Rev. Peter Hobart. Edmund, Jr's. sons were Samuel, 
Daniel, John. He died February 1685-6, aged 82. 

16. John Smart, probably removed to Exeter, where his name ap- 
pears in 1647, and in the vicinity of which and in other parts of New 
Hampshire, the name still exists. — Farmer. 

17. Edmund Hobart, Senioi; a freeman in 1633-4, first settled at 
Charlestown where he was constable in 1634. He removed to Hing- 
ham in 1635. He was a deputy in 1639, 1640 and 1642. He died 
March 8, 1645-6. He was the father of Rev. Peter Hobart, Edmund, 
Thomas and Joshua. 

18. Joshua Hobart, son of the preceding, a freeman in 1634, ac- 
companied his father to this country, in 1633. He was frequently 
one of the selectmen, a captain, a deputy in 1643, re-elected twenty 
Jour times, Speaker of the House of Deputies in 1674, died July 28, 

1682, aged 67. He had sons Joshua and Enoch, (mentioned in his 
will,) and John, according to the information furnished to Rev. Mr. 
Schroeder, the Biographer of Bishop Hobart. This John went to the 
southern part of the continent before Penn's settlement in Pennsylva- 
nia ; on his return iiomevvard, he married in a Swedish family, where 



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1682, aged G7, lie had sons Joshua and Enoch, (mentioned in his 
will,) and John, according to the information furnished to Rev, Mr. 
Schroeder, the Biographer of Bishop Hohart. This John went to the 
southern part of the continent before Penn's settlement in Pennsylva- 
nia ; on his return homeward, he married in a Swedish family, where 
Philadelphia was afterwards built, and he settled on a spot now call- 
ed Kensington, a northern suburb of that city. His son Enoch Ho- 
hart, who died Oct. 27, 1776, was the father of John H. Hobart, D. 
D. the eminent Bishop of New York, who died at Auburn, Sept. 12, 
1830, aged 55. — Schrotder's Memoir. 

19. Peter Hohart, Pastor of the Church. He had a large family. 
He mentions fourteen children in his will, (made January IC, 1678-9, 
proved Feb. 26, same year.) Of these Joshua, born in England, and 
graduated at Harvard iu ]650, was settled in the ministry at Southold, 
L. I. where he died in Feb. 1716-17, aged 89. Jeremiah, also born 
in England, was graduated at Harvard in 1650, settled in the minis- 
try at Topsfield, Mass. then at Hempstead, L. I., afterwards at Had- 
dam. Con. where he died "the latter end of February 1716-17," aged 
87. Gershom, an eccentric clergyman, born in Hingham in Dec. 1645, 
graduated at Harvard, 1667, settled in the ministry at Groton, Mass. 
but was dismissed. He died Dec. 19, 1707, aged 62. Japheth, born 
in April, 1647, graduated at Harvard in 1667, was educated a physi- 
cian, and was lost at sea on a passage to the East Indies. JVehemiah, 
born in November, 1648, graduated at Harvard in 1667, was settled 
in the ministry at Newton, Mass. Dec. 23, 1674, and died August 25, 
1712. Rev. Peter Hobart's grandson Nehemiah was the first minis- 
ter of Cohasset, Mass. and another grandson Noah was a minister of 
Fairfield, Conn. Rev. Peter Hobart was made a freeman Sept. 2, 1635. 

20. JVathaniel Peck, died according to llobart's Diary, August 4, 
1676. 

21. Richard Oshorn, probably left Hingham at a very early date. 
I can find no account of him. 

22. George Marsh, a freeman in 1635-6, died July 2, 1647. 

23. George Lane, died June, 1689. 

24. George Ludkin, a freeman iu 1635-6, removed to Braiutree, 
where he died February 20, 1647-8. 



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25. J'/ichnlas Baker, a freeman in March, 1G35-6, a deputy at tlin 
May Court, 1636, and again in 1638, lived at the foot of Baker's Hill, 
which received its name from him or his brother Nathaniel. In 1642, 
he made application for lands at Seekonk, but he did not remove 
there. In 1657, he received several grants of land in Hull, among 
them a " home lot" and resided there. After the death of President 
Dunster, Pastor of the First Church in Scituate, Mr. Baker was in- 
vited to preach there. Mr. Deane says, " where and when he had 
qualified himself for the ministry we have not learned : but the prob- 
ability is, that Avithout a regular education, by the force of his own 
talents, he had acquired a respectable degree of theological knowl- 
edge, and by the virtues of his life he had recommended himself to 
the public." He was ordained in Scituate in 1660. He was instru- 
mental in producing a reconciliation of the two Churches at Scituate, 
which had held no communion with each other for thirty five years. 
Cotton Mather gives a favorable notice of him in the Magnalia. Mr. 
Baker died August 22, 1678, at Scituate, where he left descendants. 

26. JVathaniel Baker, brother of the preceding, was a large land- 
holder. He died June 3, 1682, In his will executed May 11, 1682, 
he disposes of his estate chiefly among his grand-children, Joseph 
Loring and others, children of John Loring. He also makes provi- 
sion for his wife, his two Indian servants, and he gives 10s. a piece 
to the children of his brother Nicholas, late of Scituate. 

27. Andrew Lane, was living in Hingham in 1671, and doubtless 
was the same who died May 1, 1675. 

28. George JBacon, died in 1642. We have no account of his de- 
scendants. 

20. Thomas Collier, died in Hingham 6 (2) 1646, (6 April, 1646) 
Suffolk Records, but according to Hohaii 1647, aged 71. His family 
removed to Hull where Thomas Collier son of our Thomas had 
grants of land in 1657. Thence descendants moved to Scituate. 

30. Francis Smith, a freeman in 1637, removed to Taunton. A 
will of Francis Smith of that place was made 1679, when the testator 
was 60 years of age. He owned a " share in the iron works." This 
might have been a son of the Hingham Francis, because if the latter 
he would have been but 16 years of age when he received grants of 
land in Hingham. 



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NOTE B, TO PAGE 7. 



In addition to the persons mentioned in the preceding Note, the 
following persons received grants of land in 1G35. House Lots in 
Broad Cove (Lincoln) Street. 

Tliomas Chnbbuck, 
John Tucker, 
John Palmer, 

A House Lot where the dwelling-house of the late Elisha Gushing 
stands on the corner of Main and South Streets — Thomas Gill. 

In 1635, grants were made of planting lots on Weary-all (Otis) 
Hill, as follows: 



INIr. Richard Ibrook, 
William Cockerum, 
William Cockerill. 



South side of the Hill: 

William Knowlton, 
John Otis, 
John Porter, 
Andrew Lane, 
Nicholas Jacob, 

North side of the Hill ; 



Jarvice Gould, 
Francis Smith, 
Benjamin Bozwortb, 
Nicholas Lobden, 
John Smart. 



Thomas Lincoln, (Weaver.) 
Jonas Austin, 
William Buckland. 



Thomas Johnson, 

Daniel Fop, 

John Farrow, 

Henry Rust, I 

In 1035, planting lots were granted at Broad Cove to John Cutler, 
Henry Tuttil, &c. Also planting lots were granted in the same year 
to William Hersey, Thomas Hohart and others. These lots were sit- 
uated to the " westward of Weary-all hill towards the Captain's tent 
against the sea." 

Also lots in Broad Cove Meadows to John Prince and Clement 
Bates. A House lot on Town Street to Anthony Cooper. 

The House lots on the South side of Town (now South) Street, 
were chiefly granted in 1636. Commencing where the house of 
Thomas Loring stands, they were as follows : 



William Large, 

Thomas Lincoln, (Miller.) 

John Farrow, 

George Russell, 

Clement Bates, 

Thomas Johnson, 

Daniel Fop, 

Thomas Lincoln, (Weaver.) 

Jarvice Gould, 

Ralph Woodward, 

Jonas Austin, 



John Beal, Sen. 1638. 
Thomas Hobart, 
Adam Mott, 
William Walker, 
John Cutler, 1637, 
Benjainin Bozworth, 
John Winchester, 
William Hersey, 
William Buckland, 
Stephen Gates, 1638. 



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Also in 1866, House Lots were granted on the Lower Plain to 
Vinton Diuce, Anthony Eaincs, 

Samuel Ward, Thomas Mi nan!, 

Thomas Underwood, George Strange, 

Nicholas Hodsden, John Parker, 

Robert Jones, John Leavitt, 

Thomas Hammond, 0«j|jU*. Joseph Hull ; 

William Sjirague, ^"^ 

Also in the North part of the town to 
Richard Langer, Nicholas Lobden, 

Thomas Hett, Henry Gibbs, 

Thomas Lincoln, (Cooper,) Matthew Keane. 

In 1037, House Lots were granted on Bachelor Street, to the pei*- 
sons whose names follow. Bachelor Street was that part of Main 
Street which extends from South Street to the Plain. 



Jonathan Bozworth, 
Henry Tuttil, 
Thotnas ChafFe, 
William Ludkin, 
John Tower, 
Thomas Shave, 

Also on the Plain to William Carsly, and Thomas Underwood ; 
Also a house lot at Goose Point to Thomas Turner, and other 
lots to 
Josiah Cobbitt, 
Thomas Nichols, 
Thomas Paynter, 



Joseph Phippeny, 
Thomas Barnes, 
Ralph Smith, 
Thomas Dimock, 
Thomas Clapp ; 



Aaron Ludkin, 
John Morrick, 
Edmund Pitts. 



In 1638, grants of land either for House Lots or other purposes 
were made to 



Thomas Lincoln, Husbandman, 

Stephen Lincoln, 

Jeremiah Moore, 

Samuel Parker, 

Mr. Robert Peck, 

Mr. Joseph Peck, ^' 

John Stodfler, 

Edward Gilman, 

George Knight, 

Henry Chamberlin, 

Matthew Gushing, 

Thomas Cooper, -^ 

John Sutton, 

Thomas Lawrence, 

In 1039, to Anthony Hilliard, 



Mr. Henry Smith,-'^ 
Matthew Hawke, 
Francis James, 
Philip James, 
James Buck, 
John Foulsham, 
William Ripley, 
Thomas Thaxter, 
Stephen Paine, 
Martha Wilder, 
John Benson, 
Bozoan Allen, 
Thomas Jones ; 



1646, " Simon Burr, 

1647, " John Lazell and Michael Pearce, 

1656, " John Garnett, and Samuel Stowell, 

1657, '• James Whiton, and Onesiphorus Marsh. 

3 



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It is proper to remark, that many of the grants above mentioned 
bear different dates in the Toivn and Proprietors' Records. I have se- 
lected the earhest in each case. In a very few instances, individuals 
never took possession of tiie lauds granted, or did not reside in Hing- 
liam. Some grants were made to individuals before their arrival in 
this country. The materials are collected for copious notes on the 
descendants of the persons herein mentioned, but the limits of this 
pamphlet do not permit their insertion. 



Among the papers of Daniel Gushing, mentioned in the text, is the 
following list of the early settlers of Hingham. It has never been 
published. 

DANIEL CUSHING'S RECORD. 

" A list of the names of such persons as came out of the Town of 
Hingham, and Towns adjacent in the County of Norfolk, in the 
Kingdom of England, into New England, and settled in Hingham, 
in New England, most of them as followeth: — 

1633. Imprimis in the year of our Lord God 1633, Theoph- 
ilus Gushing came from Hingham in Norfolk, and lived 
several years at Mr. Hains's (Hayne's) farm and many 
years before he dyed he lived at Hingham, in New Eng- 
land, and there he dyed, being about 100 years old, and 
was blind about 25 years of the said time. 1 

1633. Edmond Hobart, senior, came from said Hingham, with 
his wife and his son Joshua and his daughters Rebekah 
and Sarah and their servant Henry Gibbs, into New 
England, and settled first at Gharlestown and after, the 3 
said Edmond Hobart and his son Joshua and Henry 
Gibbs settled in this Town of Hingham. 
Also Ralph Smith came from Old Hingham and lived 
in this town. 1 

1633. Also Nicholas Jacob with his wife and two children, 

and their cosen Thomas Lincoln, weaver, came from 4 
Old Hingham, and settled in this Hingham. 1 



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1G33. Also Edtnond Hobart and his wife came from Old Iling- 

ham, and settled in this Hingham. 2 

1633. Also Thomas Hobart came from Windham, with his 
wife and 3 children, and settled in Hingham. 5 

1634. Thomas Chiibbuck and his wife came and settled in this 
Hingham. 2 

1635. Mr. Peter Hobart Minister of the Gospell, with his wife 
and 4 children, came into New England, and settled in 
this town of Hingham, and was Pastor of the Church 6 

years. 
1635. Mr. Anthony Cooper with his wife and 4 sons and 4 

daughters and 4 servants, came from Old Hingham, and 14 

settled in New Hingham. 
1635. John Farrow and his wife and child came from Old 3 

Hingham, and settled in New Hingham. 
1635. William Large and his wife came and settled at New 

Hingham. 2 

Also George Ludkin his wife and son. 3 

1637. John Tower and Samuel Lincoln came from Old Hing- 2 
ham, and both settled at New Hingham. 

Samuel Lincoln living some time at Salem. 

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1638. Mr. Robert Peck preacher of the Gospell in the Town 
of Hingham, in the County of Norfolk, in Old England, 
with his wife and 2 children and two servants came 6 
over the sea, and settled in this Town of Hingham, 
and he was teacher of the Church. 

1638. Mr. Joseph Peck and his wife with 3 sons and daugh- 
ter, and 2 men servants and 3 maid servants caine from 10 
Old Hingham and settled in New Hingham. 

1638. Edward Gillman with his wife 3 sons and two daugh- 
ters and 3 servants, came and settled in this Town of 8 
Hingham. 

1638. John Foulsham and his wife and two servants, came 4 
from Old Hingham and settled in New Hingham. 

1638. Henry Chamberlin shoe maker his wife and his mother 

and two children, came from Old Hingham and settled 5 
at New Hingham. 

1638. Steven Gates his wife and 2 children, came from Old 

Hingham, and settled in New Hingham. 4; 

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1G38. George Knights liis wife and child came from Barrow, 

and settled in New Hingham. 3 

1G38. Thomas Cooper and his wife and two children and two 
servants and two other persons (viz :) John Tufts and 
Robert Skouling, came from Old Hingham, and there- 
about, and settled in New Hingham. 8 

1G38. Mathew Gushing and his wife and 4 sons and one daugh- 
ter, and his wife's sister Frances Ricroft, widow came 8 
from Old Hingham and settled at New Hingham. 

1638. John Beale, shoemaker, with his wife and 5 sons and 3 12 
daughters and 2 servants, came from Old Hingham and 
settled at New Hingham. 

1(338. Elizabeth Sayer and Mary Saver came from Old Hing- 
ham, and settled in New Hingham. 2 

1G38. Francis James and his wife and 2 servants (to witt) 

Thomas Sucklin and Richard Baxter came from Old 4 
Hingham and settled in New Hingham. 

1G38. Philip James his wife and 4 children and two servants 

(viz) William Pitts and Edward Michell came from Old 8 
Hingham and settled in New Hingham. Philip James 
dyed soon after he came. 

1G38. James Buck with his servant John Morfield, came from 2 
Old Hingham and settled in New Hingham. 

1G38. Also in the same ship that the above named persons 
came in, came divers other persons out of several towns 
near to Old Hingham, (viz :) Steven Paine with his wife 9 
and 3 sons 4 servants, came from Great Ellingham and 
settled in New Hingham. 

1G38. John Sutton and his wife and four children came from G 
Atleburraye, (Attleboro') and settled in New Hingham. 

1638. Steven Lincoln and his wife and his son Steven, came 3 
from Windham, and settled in New Hingham. 

1G38. Samuel Packer and his wife and child came from Wind- 
bam, and settled in New Hingham. 3 

1G38. Thomas Lincoln and Jeremiah Moore came from Wind- 
ham, and settled in New Hingham. 2 

1638. Mr. Henry Smith and his wife and 3 sons and two 
daughters, and three men servants, and 2 maid servants, 
and Thomas Mayer came from Ha**ea Hall in Norfolk, 13 
and settled in New Hingham. 

1G38. Mr. Bozone Allen and his wife and two servants came 

from Lynn, in Norfolk, and settled in New Hingham. 4 



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Also William Riply and wife and 4 children. 6 

1638. Mathew Hawk and his wife, and his servant John Fer- 
ing, came from Cambridge, in Old England, and settled 
New Hingham, 3 

9G 

All the persons above named that came over in the year 

1G38, were 133, came in one ship called the Diligent of 

Ipswich ; the master was John Martin of said Ipswich. 

All before named that came before were 42 persons. 13.3 

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175 

All of them settled in this * * Town of Hingham. 

1G39. Edmond Pitts and his wife and child and his brother 
Leonard Pitts and Adam Foulsham, came from Old 
Hingham and settled in New Hingham. 5 

Frances Ricroft died in a few weeks after she came ; and 
Mr. Robert Peck his wife his son Joseph and his maid 
went to England again in the year 1G41. 

1G38. William Riply and his wife and 2 sons and two daugh- 
ters came from Old Hingham, and settled in New Hing- 
ham. G 

1635. John Smart and his wife and 2 sons, came out of Norfolk, 

in Old England, and settled in New Hingham. 4 

1G37. Henry Tuttil and his wife, and Isaac Wright, came out 

of Norfolk, and settled in New Hingham. 3 

1637. William Ludkin, the Smith, and his wife came from Nor- 
wich, and settled in New Hingham. 2 

1637. From * * * in Norfolk came John Cutler, and his 9 
wife 7 children one servant. 10 

19 

All the persons that came from Norfolk in Old England in several 
years (viz :) beginning to come in the year 1G33, until the year and in 
the year 1639, were 206. The most of them came from Old Hing- 
ham, and the rest of them from several other towns thereabout and 
settled in this town of New Hingham." 

The above is copied as written by Daniel Gushing, except gross er- 
rors in orthography are corrected. Proper names and figures cor- 
respond with the original. This curious record is the property of 
Levi L. Gushing of Boston, a descendant of Daniel Gushing. 



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NOTE C, TO PAGE 15. 

Extract from the account of " disbursements paid out of the Towne 
rate for the Towne's use" in the year 1662. 

To Lieutenant Hudson for Mr. Hubberds expense at the 

Synod £02 14 10 

To Lieutenant Hudson for our deputyes dyet for two ses- 
sions in the yeare 16G2 05 10 00 

To Joshua Beals for maintenance of the drum 01 00 00 

To Steven Lincohi for maintenance of ye drum 00 10 00 

To John Stodder and Joseph Church for worke done 

about the scoole house 01 11 00 

To Rich : Wood in part of pay for the worke about ye 

pulpit 00 05 09 

To Goodman Pitts for ringing the bell and sweeping the 

meeting house 02 00 00 

Paid to William Woodcocke for time when he was press- 
ed for a souldier 00 05 00 

Paid to Goodm : Sprague for wheat and butter for Goody 

Keine 00 02 04 



NOTE D, TO PAGE 16. 

A manuscript volume of sermons, preached by Rev. Peter Hobart, 
is in the possession of Mr. Fearing Burr. On one page of the volume 
it is stated that "Matthew Hawke of Hingham was the good man that 
first did characterize these sermons and afterwards took the trouble 
to write them out in a plain hand for the benefit of his blessed poster- 
ity." Some of them are upon the text Ecclesiastes xi, 9, 10, Rejoice, 
O young man, in thy youth, &c. Cotton Mather (Magnalia 1. 451) 
says of Mr. Hobart, "he preached many pungent sermons, on Eccl. 
xi, 9, 10, and Eccl. xii, 1." The volume owned by Mr. Burr, un- 
doubtedly contains the sermons mentioned by Mather, They are 
plain and " pungent." In 31atthew Hawke's Will, made Sept. 24, 
1684, he gives to his son James Hawke "onebookeof Mr. Hubbard's 
sermons." The volume above mentioned contains evidence that it 
was the property of James Hawke. The hand writing is extremely 
neat and legible. It is a valuable relic of our first Pastor. 



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NOTE E, TO PAGE 16. 

The only specimen of the productions of Mr. Norton was found re- 
cently on examining files of old papers in the possession of Capt. 
John Fearing. This is contained in three leaves of Manuscript in the 
beautiful hand writing of Matthew Hawke. It is entitled "Mr. Nor- 
ton his exposition upon 19 chap, of John : vers : 1 : 2." "Then Pilate 
therefore took Jesus and scourged him. And the soldiers platted a 
crown of thorns and put it on his head" &c. 



NOTE F, TO PAGE 17. 

" 1681, July 26, 27 and 28. The new meeting house raised which 
cost the town £430 in money and the old house." 

HobarVs Diary. 

"168(l)-2, Januarys. This Sabbath we first met in the new 
meeting house. — Ibid. 



NOTE G, TO PAGE 17. 

The religious Societies in Hingham are the following : 

First Parish, Congregational ^ 

Second do. do. > Unitarian. 

Third Society do. ) 

First Universalist Society. 
" Baptist do. 

" Methodist do. 

IN COHASSET, 
First Congregational Parish, Unitarian. 
Second Congregational Parish, Calvinistic. 
Methodist Society. 
05^ All these societies are within the original limits of Hingham. 
'Cohasset was incorporated in 1770. 



NOTE H, TO PAGE 18. 

MILITARY SERVICES. 

In 1637, Hingham furnished six men to assist in the prosecution of 
the Pequot war. 



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In 1075, there were soldiers from this town engaged in Philip's war. 
The precise number cannot be ascertained. The Town Books con- 
tain several items of disbursements for soldiers in the years 1G75 and 
1676. 

In 1690, in the expedition to Canada, under the command of Sir 
Wilham Phipps, there were several persons from this town. Among 
them 

Capt. Thomas Andrews, I Samuel Judkins, 

Lieut. John Chubbuck, | Paul Gilford and 

Jonathan Burr, Jonathan Rlay. 

Daniel Tower, | 

All of the above named and "two more of the town died of the 
Small Pox in the expedition and one slain." 

Town Records and HoharVs Diary. 
In 1754, on the Kennebeck Muster Rolls, Winslow's Regiment? 
Capt. John Lane's Company, I find the names of Elijah Cushing 
Ephraim Hall and Isaac Larabee of Hingham. 

In 1755, a company was recruited in Hingham and vicinity for the 
Crown Point expedition. A copy of the company roll is subjoined : 

ROLL 
Of the Company under the command of Capt. Samuel Thaxter, viz: 
Samuel Thaxter, Captain. 
William Whitmarsh, Lieutenant, 
Nathaniel Bayley, Ensign. 
Thomas Gill, Jr. \ 
Benjamin Baxter, f sergeants. 
John Pratt, Jr. C ^ 

Samuel Joy, Clerk. ) 
John King, \ 
Thomas Hollis, f corporals. 
Lot Lincoln, ( ^ 
Hosea Dunbar, J 



PRIVATES. 



Nehemiah Blancher, 
Samuel Clay, 
Thomas Chubbuck, 
Joseph Carrell, 
Jeremiah Canterbury, jr. 
Jonathan Cobb, 
Christopher Capen, 
Joseph Dunbar, 
Jona. Derby, jr. 
Cornelius Duggen, 
Seth French, 
Jacob Goldthwate, 
William Garnett 



Thomas Hersey, 
Josiah Hayden, 
Elisha Hayden, 
Caleb Hayden, 
Matthias Hartnian, 
Thomas Hovey, 
Nathan Hunt, 
Francis Jones, 
Joseph Jones, 
Barrach Jordan, 
Silas Lovell, 
Joseph Lyon, 
George McLaughlen, 



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William Magnor, John Trass, 

Kicliard Newcomb, William Taunt, 

David Powell, Abel Wilder, 

John Spragiie, Jonathan Whiton, 

Stephen Salisbury, Hezekiah White, 

James Saunders, William Wise, 

Benjamin Tirrill, Samuel Trask, 

Joseph Truant, Jacob Thayer, 

William Thayer, 

The above is a true roll of* my company compleat with arms of 
their own procuring. SAM'L THAXTER. 

Col. Gridley's Regiment of eight companies. Capt. Thaxter march- 
ed with 55 men 23d Sept. 1755. 

COL. GRIDLEY'S REGIMENT. 
Ten Companies. July 26, 1756. 
Maj. Samuel Thaxter's Company enlisted 
Solomon Lovell, Weymouth, 1st Lieutenant. 
Joseph Blake, Boston, 2d do. 

Jeremiah Lincoln, Hingham, Ensign. 

EXTRACT FROM THE ROLL. 





Age. 


Place of Birth. 


Residence. 


Thomas Gushing, 


34 


Hingham. 


Weymouth. 


Jonathan Smith, 


27 


(( 


Hingham. 


Caleb Leavitt, 


24 


(( 


« 


Elijah White, 


23 


(C 


C( 


Joshua Dunbar, 


18 


(( 


(( 


Israel Gilbert, 


44 


Hull. 


(C 


Thomas Slander, 


21 


Hingham. 


(( 


Robert Tower, 


22 


K 


(( 


James Fearing, Jr. 


20 


(( 


(( 


Knight Sprague, Jr. 


17 


(( 


(( 


Daniel Stoddard, 


22 


« 


u 


Abel Wilder, 


20 


U 


u 


Joseph Loring, 


18 


(C 


u 


^ - George Low, 


20 


Guernsey. 


u 


Zebulon Stoddard, 


40 


Hingham. 


(t 


Geo. McLaughlen, 


19 


Ireland. 


(( 



MUSTER ROLL 
By Lt. Lovell, sworn to by Maj. Thaxter, Feb. 11, 1757, to obtain 
the pay of men. From Feb. 18 to Nov. 10, 1756. 

Extract of names, &c. of Hingham persons. 
JVames. Remarks. Close of Service. 

Joshua Dunbar, deceased. Sep. 6. 

James Fearing, Jr. « Oct. 20. 

6 



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JVames. 


Remarks. 


Close of Service. 


George McLaughlen, 




Dec. 9. 


Israel Gilbert, 


deceased. 


Sep. 2L 


Daniel Stoddard, 




Dec 9. 


Knight Sprague, Jr. 




Dec. 9. 


Zebulon Stodder, 




Dec. 9. 


Abel Wilder, 


deceased. 


Oct. 31. 


Jeremiah Lincoln, (Ens.) 


in captivity. 


Sep. 21. 


Jonathan Smith, (Corp.) 




Dec. 9. 


Caleb Leavitt, (Clerk.) 




Dec. 9. 


Thomas Slander, 


killed. 


Sep. 19. 


William Hodge, 




Nov. 11. 


Elijah White, 


deceased. 


Sep. 20. 


George Low, 




Dec. 9. 


Robert Tower, 


deceased. 


Sep. 18. 


Isaac Gross, 




June 3. 



In the year 1757, several Hingham soldiers were present at the bar- 
barous massacre at Fort William Henry. Among them, were IMajor 
Samuel Thaxter, Thomas Gill, Thomas Burr, Elijah Lewis, Knight 
Sprague, Seth Stovvers. They fortunately escaped, and returned 
home, after suffering almost every privation on their journey. 

In 1758, Dr. Gay records the decease of David Waterman, Ezra 
Garnett, Samuel Tucker and Obadiah Stowell in the * * expedition. 

Jeremiah Lincoln, (mentioned in one of the preceding rolls as in 
captivity,) was taken prisoner wlien out on a scout, carried to Quebec, 
where, after spending one winter, he made his escape in the night with 
four companions, two of whom went back. The others came home 
through the wilderness, having suffered much for want of food ; 
and they were frequently lost on their perilous journey, so that seve- 
ral days elapsed before they could learn their true situation. They 
subsisted on roots and the bark of trees. 

In 1759, Capt. Jotham Gay commanded a company which was sta- 
tioned at Halifax, from March 31 to Nov. 1. It contained forty two 
persons from this town, beside others. Rev. Mr. Brown of Cohasset 
was Chaplain. Dr. Gay corresponded with him, and in a character- 
istic letter, under date of June 25, 1759, he writes to Mr. Brown, " I 
wish you may visit Jotham (Captain) and minister good instruction 
to him and company, and furnish him with suitable sermons in print, 
or in your own very legible, if not very intelligible manuscripts, to 
read to his men, who are without a preacher ; in the room of one, 
^constitute Jotham curate." 



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In 1760, Stephen French, John Stovvell, Jr. and Daniel Lincoln 
died in the army. — Gay^s Record. 

Capt. Joshua Barker, of this town, served as a Lieutenant under 
Capt. Winslow in the expedition to the West Indies in 1740, and in 
the different wars of the country, from 1742 to 1758. 



NOTE I, TO PAGE 21. 

REVOLUTIOATARY SERVICES. 
I have collected the following minutes of services rendered by citi- 
zens of this town, during the war of the Revolution. It undoubtedly 
exhibits in an imperfect degree the extent of services. The dates 
when the services commenced are inserted. 
In 1775, April 19, Capt. James Lincoln's company 13 days service. 
« " " Enoch Whiton's do. 3 " 

« " " Isaiah Cushing's do. 3 " 

„ T., c « S James Lincoln's do. 8 months in 

i>lay »> j Hingham. 

In 1775, April 27. Capt. Jotham Loring and company served in 
Col. Greaton's Regiment at Roxbury, &c. till 
June 22, when Lt. Charles Gushing was ap- 
pointed Captain. The company served till the 
close of the year. This company generally re- 
enlisted before the close of the year, for a ser- 
1776, January 1. viceof one year, commencing Jan. 1,1776. Af- 
ter the evacuation of Boston, they marched to 
New York ; thence they embarked for Albany, 
where they arrived April 25th, at Stillwater 
April 27th, at Fort Edward 29th, and thence by 
land and water, to Montreal, where they arriv- 
ed IMay 21. The disasters and sufferings of 
the troops in this expedition are matters of his- 
tory. I am happy to have it in my power to 
give the names of the officers and most of the 
men who served in it. They were 

Charles Gushing, Captain. 

Benjamin Beal, Lieutenant. 

John Lincoln, Ensign. 



Moses Sprague, 
Abijah Whiton, 
Christopher Kilby, 



Thomas Marsh, 
Josepii Sprague, 
Israel S to well, 



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Jonathan Hersey, 
Jacob Gardner, 
Hosea Stodder, 
Joshua Ripley, 
Luther Gardner, 
Ehjah Gardner, 
Noah Hobart, 
Jesse Dunbar, 
Lot Marsh, 
Joshua Dunbar, 
Reuben Stodder, Jr. 
David Hersey, 
Israel Whiton, 
William Spooner, 
Levi Gardner, 
Obadiah Stowell, 



Luke llunf, 
Daniel Sprague, 
Joseph Whiton, 
Abel Whiton, 
Thomas Bangs, 
Thomas Chubbuck, Jr. 
Othniel Stodder, 
Joshua Stowell, 
Peter Whiton, 
Joseph Lincoln, 
Nathaniel Stodder, 
Joseph Hill, 
James Hay ward, Jr. ' 
Daniel Cain, 
Seth Stowell, 
Issachar Stowell. 



There were five others in this company, from Hingham, who re- 
ceived a bounty from the town, but whose names I cannot ascertain. 
Enoch Dunbar was in the Canada Expedition in Capt. Ste- 
phens' Company of Artillery. 

1776. May. A company of thirty men under the command of Capt. 
Seth Stowers, served eight months at Nantasket. His Lieu- 
tenants were Peter Nichols and Elijah Beal ; Sergeants, Eli- 
jah Lewis, Joseph Wilder, John Gill, Benjamin Jacob, David 
Lincoln, Stephen Stoddard. 

Aug. 2. The town paid fifteen men for services at Ticon- 
deroga, six months. They were in Capt. Endicott's Company. 
Sept. Also twenty three men at New York. 
Dec. Also thirty seven men at New York, under Capt. Pe- 
ter Cushing. 

1777. Twenty eight men to the Northern Department, under Capt. 
Theophilus Wilder, at the surrender of Burgoyne. [This 
company was increased to fifty two men.] 

Capt. Seth Stowers commanded a company in Rhode Island, 
in Robinson's Regiment. Several Hingham names appear on 
the roll. Time of service six months. 

Thirty three men with Capt. Job Cushing, at New York, &c. 
Seventeen men under Capt. Joshua Tower, at Rhode Island. 

1778. Seventeen men, for three years. 

Eight men at Rhode Island with Lt. John Lincoln. 

Nineteen men at Rhode Island, for six weeks. 

Thirty four men, with Capt. Elias Whiton, for three months, 

at Dorchester Heights. 

Twenty two men with Capt. Baxter, at Rhode Island for six 

weeks. 



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1778. Seven men guards at Cambridge, with Capt. Benjamin BcaJ, 
four months. 

1779. Lt. John Lincoln commanded a company of men at Rhode 
Island, in Webb's Regiment, from Sept. 1, 1779 to Jan. 1, 
1780, in which were several soldiers from Hingham. 

Six men at Rhode Island with Capt. Job Gushing. 

Four men guards at Boston. 

Fifteen men with Lt. Elijah Beal, at Claverck, New^York. 

Eighteen men with Capt. Theophilus Wilder, at Hull. 

Forty four men with Capt. Peter Gushing, at Hull. 

Nineteen men with Capt. Jabez Wilder, at Hull. 

Fourteen men with Capt. Ward, at Boston, for three months, 

to guard stores. 

Seven men with Lt. Jacobs, at Rhode Island, for five months. 

1780. Thirty eight men with Capt. Theophilus Wilder, three 
months, at Rhode Island. 

Five men, guards, at Boston. 

Seven men, for six months, in the Continental Army, viz. 
James Bates, I Levi Gardner, 

Lot Lincoln, | Ezekiel Gushing, 

Jesse Humphrey, I Leavitt Lane. 

Daniel Woodward, | 

1781. Three men at West Point. 

Eleven men at Rhode Island, under Capt. John Lincoln, four 
months. 

1783. Twelve men at Hull. 

Twenty five men were paid for t hree years services. No date. 
Twenty four men also were paid for three years services. 

The above minutes do not include a large number of services by 
companies who marched on a sudden alarm, or of many individuals 
who enlisted for three years or during the war, in the Continental 
Army in companies not mentioned above. It is impossible to obtain 
an exact account of such enlistments. 

Enoch Dunbar, Amos Dunbar, Daniel Dunbar, Melzar Dunbar, 
Luther Gardner and Peleg Wliiton served seven months in Gazee's 
Artillery Company, R. I. year not known. 

Perez Gardner served, in addition to other enlistments, three years 
in the Continental Army, Vose's Regiment. With him were John 
Tower killed at Morrisania on a scout ; James Bates and James Hay- 
ward, both of whom died at West Point ; John Daniels, Abel Gush- 
ing and Solomon Loring, also Jack , a colored man, killed at 

New York. 

Several citizens of Hingham enlisted in the naval service. The 



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fDlloWilig persons served on board the brig Hazard, commanded by 
Simeon Sampson, viz : In 177G and 1777, Walter Hatch, 2d Lieut. 
Samuel Lincoln, Peter Wilder, Samuel Stodder, Joseph^, Lincoln, 
Corporal of Marines, Stephen Lincoln, Armorer, Jairus Lincoln, Roy- 
al Lincoln, Ezekiel Lincoln, Zenas Whiton, Laban Thaxter, Jonathan 
Gushing, Seamen, 

In 1778, William Tidmarsh was Captain's Clerk' on board the 
Hazard, then commanded by John Foster Williams. In 1779, Asahel 
Stodder was a seaman on board the Hazard. Samuel Stodder served 
in her four cruises and was iu the Penobscot Expedition. 

In 1780, Samuel Stodder and Bela Lincoln served on board the 
Protector. Seth Stowell was Quarter Master and Luther Lincoln, 
Boy. They wei'e in the celebrated battle with the British Frigate 
Admiral DufF, which lasted nearly three hours, in which the latter 
blew up. 

Jonathan Cushing was a prisoner in the Jersey Prison Ship ; also 
at Halifax with Joseph Lincoln, in 1778. They wei-e taken on board 
a prize to the brig Hazard. 

Samuel Stodder was taken in the Protector and confined in Prison 
in England till exchanged. 

Hosea Whiton died in the Canada Expedition ; Francis Gardner 
died in the Jersey Prison Ship ; Jesse Gardner, Isaac Wilder and Ja- 
cob Sprague died in Halifax prison. 

Joshua Ripley was killed at the taking of Burgoyne, and Nehemiah 
Ripley never returned from the same expedition, and was supposed 
to have been killed. 

PENSIONERS, 

Under the Act of March 18, 1818. 
Hingham Persons. 
Robert Corthell, died May 22, 1833. 

Abel Cushing. 
Lemuel Dill, (Hull.) 

Melzar Dunbar, died Sept. 13, 1829. 

Perez Gardner, 
Peter Ilersey, 

Caleb Lincoln, died June 26, 1829. 

Jairus Lincoln, " Aug. 12, 1827. 

Marsh Lewis, " Feb. 5, 1832. 

Solomon Loring, " 1835. 

Israel Stowell, 
Israel Whiton, 
William Daniel, " Aug. 23, 1826. 



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Under the Act of June 7, 1832. 
Benjamin Barnes, died Dec. 30, 1833. 

Canterbury Barnes, « April 29, 1833. 

Levi Burr, 
Cushing Burr, 
Jonathan Cushing, 
Ezekiel Cushing, 
Sherebiah Corthell, 
Enoch Dunbar, 
David Gardner, 
Ezekiel Hersey, 
John Hersey, 
Noah Hobart, 
Edmund Hobart, 
Jedidiah Joy, 
Leavitt Lane, 
Royal Lincoln, 
Lot Marsh, 

David Sprague, died Aug. 7, 1832. 

Stephen Stoddard, " Oct. G, 1835. 

Samuel Stodder, 
Ebed Stodder, 
Bela Tower, 
Gridley Thaxter, 
Joseph Wilder. 



NOTE J, TO PAGE 24. 

Mary Hawke, daughter of James Hawke, a grandson of Matthew 
Havvke, one of the early settlers of Ilingham, was born October 13, 
1711. She was married to Samuel Thaxter (H. C. 1714) March 5, 
1730. Mr. Thaxter died Dec. 4, 1732. She was married to Rev. 
John Hancock, of Braintree, by Dr. Gay, December 12, 1733. 

"John Hancock, the son of the Revd. Mr. John Hancock and Mary 
his wife was born 12th of January 1736-7." — Braintree Records. 



NOTE K, TO PAGE 29. 

While these sheets were passing through the press. Rev. Nicholas 
Bowes Whitney, the successor of Dr. Shute, died Nov. 26, 1835, 



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aged G4. Mr. Whitney was a native of Sliiiley, a graduate of Harvard 
in 1793 ; and he was ordained Pastor of the Second Congregational 
Parish in Hingham, January 1, 1800. His pastoral relations were 
amicably dissolved April 15, 1833. The length of his ministry was 
upwards of thirty-three years. 



NOTE L, TO PAGE 32. 

The individual alluded to in the text, was Danniel Stodder. His 
decease is noted in the Town Records, as follows : 

" Mr. Daniel Stodder, born in England, died March the 9th, 1736-7, 
in the one hundreddi and fourth year of his age." He was the oldest 
person who ever lived in Hingham. 



NOTE M, TO PAGE 32. 

The oldest person now living in Hingham is Mr. Ebed Hersey. 
He was born Feb. 21, 1739 (O. S.) about three years after the decease 
of Mr. Stodder, above named. 



In March, 1835, the number of legal voters in Hingham, was G73. 
It may gratify the curiosity of posterity to know what names were 
most prevalent at that time. There were on the list of voters, of the 
name of Hersey 39 — Gushing 37 — Sprague 35 — Lincoln 30 — VVhiton 
30— Stodder 24— Gardner 22— Wilder 21— Fearing 16— Barnes 13— 
Burr 13 — Loring 13 — Hobart 11 — Humphrey 11 — Leavitt 11 — Lane 
11— Jacob 9— Tower 9— Gill 8— Hudson 8— Marsh 8— Thaxter 8— 
Beal 7— Dunbar 7— Thayer 7— Corthell 6— French 6— Thomas 6— 
Brown 5 — Burrill 5 — Churchill 5 — Ripley 5 — Cain 4 — Stephenson 4 — 
Shute 4. — There were three voters of each of the names of Bailey, 
Basset, Bates, Davis, Damon, Ford, Howard, Harden, Hunt, Nye, Our, 
Remington, Studley, Stowell, Siders, and Waters — two each of the 
names of Andrews, Blossom, Bakei*, Burbank, Cooper, Corbett, Eas- 
terbrook, Eldridge, Gay, Higgins, Harris, Horn, Haskell, Jones, King- 
man, Kennerson, Loud, Litchfield, Lewis, Marble, Norton, Nichols, 
Nickerson, Newcomb, Pratt, Perry, Palmer, Souther, Seymour, Til- 
den, Trowbridge, Torrey, Tuttle, Wild ; and there were one hundred 
voters of as many other different sir-names. 



APPENDIX. 



CELEBRATIOJV AT Hi:PfGHAM, 
September 28, 183S. 



A meeting of the citizens of Hingham was held at the Union Hotel 
on the Gth of July, 1835, agreeably to previous notice, to take into 
consideration the exi>ediency of celebrating the two hundredth anni- 
versary of the settlement of the town. Of that meeting, Jotham Lin- 
coln, was chosen Chairman, and James Loring Baker, Secretary. 

It was voted to appoint a Committee to take the subject into con- 
sideration, and report at an adjourned meeting of the citizens. Thia 
Committee consisted of the following persons: 

John Kingman, 
Henry Gushing, 
Jairus Lincoln, 
David Fearing, 
Joljn Kuhn Corbett, 
Caleb Sumner Hunt, 

At an adjourned meeting of the citizens, held at the Union Hotel, 
on the 10th of July, the Chairman being absent, Increase Sumner 
Smith was chosen to preside. The Committee appointed at the pre- 
vious meeting presented a report by their Secretary, Jairus Lincoln, 
recommending a public celebration of the two hundredth anniversary 

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Edward Wilder, 
Marshal Lincoln, 
Increase Sumner Smith, 
David Whiton and 
Charles Whiting Seymour. 



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of the settlement of the town, and proposing the manner in wliich it 
should be carried into effect. This report was accepted, and a Com- 
mittee of Arrangements appointed, which, as finally organized, con- 
sisted of the following persons : 

Jairus Lincoln, Chairman, 

Caleb Gill, Jr. Secretary, 



Nathaniel Whittemore, 
Riifus Lane, 
Zadock Hersey, 
Barnabas Lincoln, 
Nathaniel Richards, 



Martin Fearing, 
John Leavitt, Jr. 
Edward VViWer, 
Laban dishing, 
James William Sivret. 



Upon this Committee devolved the duty of making all the arrange- 
ments for an appropriate observance of the anniversary. They fixed 
upon the Twenty-Eighth day of September as the proper day for the 
celebration, considering the eighteenth day of September 1635, as the 
day when a permanent settlement of the town was made ; and mak- 
ing the correction for New Style, the anniversary would fall, in 1835, 
on the twenty-eighth of September. 

On that day, agreeably to previous directions, the bells of the vari- 
ous meeting-houses were rung at sunrise. At ten o'clock a procession 
was formed at the Union Hotel, under the direction of Charles Lane, 
as Chief Marshal, assisted by Marshals, 



Norton Quincy Thaxter, 
Enoch Whiting, 
John Waters, Jr. 
Roswell Trowbridge, 
David Cushing, 
Bela Whiton, 
Samuel Sprague, Jr. 
Thomas Hobart, 
Theophilus Cushing, 2d, 
Eleazer Ewer, 
Quincy Hersey, 
John Puflfer. 



John Kingman, 
Caleb Sumner Hunt, 
Francis Anglin Ford, 
Isaac Hersey, Jr. 
Caleb Real Marsh, 
Seth Lincoln Hobart, 
David Andrews Hersey, 
James Stephenson, Jr. 
Leavitt Lane, Jr. 
Lincoln Jacob, 
William Whiton, 
Leonard Cushing, 
Caleb Hersey, 

The procession moved under the escort of the Hingham Rifle 
Company, commanded by John Kuhn Corbett, and the Washington 
Guards, commanded by Edward Cazneau, with a band of Music, to 
the head of Lincoln-street, where the scholars of the Academies and 
Public Schools were arranged in lines. The number of scholars was 
upwards of five hundred. The procession passed through the lines, 
and thence to the Meeting House of the First Parish, the scholars then 
forming a part of the procession. 

The services then took place at the Meeting House. They were 



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commenced by an Anthem l)y the Chou-, under the direction of 
Luther Stephenson. 

The following Ode, composed for the occasion, by Increase Sum- 
ner Smith, was read by Rev. Albert Adams Folsom, Pastor of the 
Universalist Society, and sung by IMr. Coburn of Dorchester: 

The change of earth, the change of earth ! 

A theme to thrill each patriot breast, 

While musing proud upon the birth 

Of civil freedom in the west ; 

Cast back your thoughts o'er time's swift flight, 

And call earth's changes up to light. 

When proud Sesostris' conquering car, 
Rolled forth to spread destruction wide, 
And savage hordes in fear afar. 
Crouched low beneath the monarch's pride ; 
What nation on the foodful earth. 
Could boast of civii freedoni's birth ? 

The tide of time, the tide of time! 

In silent flow it swept along. 

Till Greece, " fair Greece," that glorious clime, 

Sent forth her heroes and her song ; 

Yet still the Greek became a slave, 

E'en on the conquered Persian's grave. 

The tide of Time is rolling on. 
The glories of fair Greece are fled ; 
Her Iieroes and her bards are gone. 
Their ashes mingled with the dead ; 
The Roman sceptre sways o'er earth ; — 
Where look for civil freedorii's birth ? 

Swell high the strain of grateful song I 
A wandering bark* has caught my eye ; 
Her lonely course she sweeps along. 
Beneath stern winter's stormy sky ; 
What brings she o'er the wintry deep? 
What embryo nations in her sleep ? 

Swell high the strain of grateful song! 
A few short years have sped their flight, 



The May-Flower. 



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A HoBART joins the exile throng', 
Stern patron of the people's right ; 
Where ceased he and his flock to roam ? 
Oh here, 't was here, they found their home. 

And here, yes, here we find our home. 
Descendants of the sainted dead ; 
Where'er o'er earth our feet may roam, 
No holier spot they e'er shall tread ; 
For, standing on our fathers' graves. 
We feel that we shall ne'er be slaves. 

Swell high the strain of grateful song! 
Our fathers fled the tyrant's rod, 
And hither wander, throng on throng, 
As conscience wills to worship God ; — 
Oh dreamed they then, those exiles bold, 
Of aught our eyes this day behold ? 

Look forth along our rock-bound coast, 

Look forward to the far " far west ;" — 

Say, may we not earth's changes boast? 

Thrills not the scene each patriot breast ? 

Then swell again the change of earth; 

This, this the land of freedom's birth. 
A Prayer was then offered by Rev. Joseph Richardson, Pastor of 
the First Parish. 

Tiie following Hymn, composed for the occasion, by Luther Bar- 
ker Lincoln, was read by Rev. Apollos Hale, Minister of the Meth- 
odist Society, and sung by the Choir, in the tune of Old Hundred : 

All Hallowed Power! before whose throne 

Thy supplicating children bend, 

Inspire our hearts with holy love, 

To every breast thine unction send. 

Benignant Power! whene'er we turn 
To scenes of long departed days, 
'Sweet memory' swells the starting tear. 
And tunes the thankful lips to praise. 

Sustaining Power ! beneath whose smile 
Two hundred years have passed away, 
O, what a tribute should we bring, 
On this peculiar, happy day ! 



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Protecting Power ! beneath whose care 
Our fathers felt that they were blest, 
Beneath whose tender Providence 
Their consecrated ashes rest, 

Thou Guardian Power ! the offspring too 
Of those fond cherished Sires would bear 
To Heaven their grateful sacrifice, 
And seek a Father's blessing there. 

Almighty Power ! and when in dust 
This venerated house shall lie, 
O may our souls have found a home. 
— A fair and beauteous home — on high. 

The foregoing Address was then delivered by Solomon Lincoln. 
After the Address a Prayer was offered by Rev. Charles Brooks, 
Pastor of the Third Congregational Society. 

An Anthem was then sung by the Choir ; and the services were 
closed with a Benediction by Rev. Albert Adams Folsom. 

At the close of the services, a procession was again formed of the 
subscribers to a Dinner and their -guests, and was escorted to a Pavil- 
ion adjacent to Old Colony House, erected for the occasion, where 
upwards of four hundred persons partook of a Dinner. The Pavilion 
was decorated with flags, flowers and inscriptions. At the head of 
the table, were suspended the names of Peter Hobart, John Norton 
and Ebenezer Gay, the first Clergymen of the town. At the tables 
Ebenezer Gay presided, assisted by the following Vice Presidents: 

Edward Thaxter, 
Marshal Lincoln, 
Thomas Loring, 
Caleb Bailey, 
Henry Gushing. 



Jedidiah Lincoln, 
Seth Gushing, 
James Stephenson, 
David VVhiton, 
Jotham Lincoln, 
Joseph Gushing, 



A blessing was asked at the table, by Rev. Martin Moore, of Cohas- 
set, and after the removal of the cloth, thanks were returned by Rev. 
Dr. Henry Ware, Jr. of Cambridge. 

The following Hymn, composed for the occasion by Dr. Ware, Jr. 
was sung by the whole company standing, in the tune of St. Martins : 

We praise the Lord, who o'er the sea 

Our exiled fathers led. 
And on them in the wilderness 

His light and glory shed. 



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In want and fear for many a year, 

They spread their scanty board ; 
Yet loud and strong their grateful song 

The Giver's hand adored. 

Two hundred years have passed away ; 

The desert frowns no more ; 
And glory, such as Judah knew. 

Crowns hill side, vale, and shore, 
Then louder still, o'er plain and hill. 

Send forth the shout of praise, 
And bid it run from sire to son. 

Through all succeeding days. 

After the singing of the Hymn, Jairus Lincoln announced several 
sentiments prepared by the Committee of Arrangements, which were 
received with much gratification, and interspersed with music and 
songs adapted or composed for the occasion. Among them were 
songs composed by Luther Barker Lincoln and Melzar Gardner. 

On the announcement of sentiments alluding to the guests, several 
of them addressed the company — among others Samuel Turrcll Arm- 
strong, acting Governor of the Commonwealth, John Quincy Adams, 
Peleg Sprague, William Barron Calhoun and John Davis, Judge of 
the District Court. Beside these there were among the guests, Henry 
Alexander Scammel Dearborn, Adjutant Genera! of the Common- 
wealth, Robert Charles Wintlirop, Aid to Lt. Gov. Armstrong, John 
Angier Shaw, Senator from Plymouth District, and several Clergy- 
men. A great number of sentiments were also given by the officers 
of the day, and individuals composing the company ; and the whole 
was a rich intellectual entertainment highly gratifying to the taste and 
feelings of all who participated in it. 

One of the most interesting parts of the celebration of the day, was 
conducted by the Ladies. At a preliminary meeting arrangements had 
been made for a collation for the entertainment of their friends and 
strangers at VVillard Hall. The Hall was decorated for the occasion 
with evergreens and flowers arranged with great taste and beauty, and 
with the portraits of several of the former most distinguished inhabi- 
tants of the town. Among them were those of Rev. Dr. Gay, Gen. 
Benjamin Lincoln, Col. Nathan Rice, Madam Derby, the founder of 
the Derby Academy, Dr. Ezekiel Hersey and John Thaxter, Esq. 
bearer of the treaty of peace from the American Commissioners in 
France in 1783. The tables were loaded with a profusion of delica- 
cies of which several hundred partook. The Committee who made 
the arrangements for this interesting festival were, 



Miss Eliza Thaxter, 
" Margaret Cusiiing, 
" Mary Tidniarsii, 
" I>ydia Barnes, 
" Susan Lincoln, 
" Adeline Lincoln, 



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Mrs. Increase Sumner Smith, 

" Caleb Beal Marsli, 
Miss Meriel Hobart Lincoln, 
" Mary Ripley Wliiton, 
" Eunice Whitinff Ripley, 
" Joann Kettell Hersey. 
Mrs. Ehenezer Gay presided at the tables, assisted by the following 
ladies as Vice Presidents : 

Mrs. Marshal Lincoln, I Mrs. Sally Locke, 

" Edward Thaxter, | Miss Elizabeth Gushing, 

" Nathaniel VVhittemore, | " Mary Beal, 
" Dixon Lewis Gill, | " Mehitable Lincoln. 

During the afternoon the ladies were visited by a large number of 
gentlemen and by the guests of the company at the Pavilion. Senti- 
ments were given, and one was reciprocated with the gentlemen. 
There were also several Hymns and Songs composed for the occasion 
which were sung with fine effect. Among those who composed them 
were Mrs. Edward Thaxter, Miss Mary Willard, Miss Martha Ann 
Gibbs Lincoln, Increase Sunnier Smith, and James Humphrey Wil- 
der. At evening the company left the Hall, and attended a Concert 
given by the Pupils of the New England Institution for the Blind, in 
the Meeting House of the Third Society. 

During the day the Scholars of Willard Academy partook of a col- 
lation prepared for them and their friends in a room beautifully dec- 
orated for the purpose. And the Misses of the Public Schools and of 
Derby Academy also partook of a collation in the Hall of that Insti- 
tution. 

It has been deemed proper to prepare the foregoing brief sketch of 
the manner in which this interesting Anniversary was observed, for 
the gratification of those who will celebrate its occurrence in succeed- 
ing centuries. 



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